A MERSEYSIDE hospital is honouring World War One hero Captain Noel Chavasse by naming a ward after him.

Liverpool’s specialist brain hospital The Walton Centre has named a new 29 bed ward, which is part of a wider multi-million pound hospital expansion, after the courageous Army doctor and plans to officially open it with a full military fanfare.

The ward will be officially opened by Major General Ewan Carmichael, Director General of the Army Medical Services, on Tuesday, February 26.